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niana ; or, as it is erroneously called in Florida, wild olive. 



This is an evergreen tree, a rapid grower, and forms 

 one of the most symmetrical and beautiful shade trees in 

 nature. The head of the tree is full and dense, leaves a 

 dark, shining green, never changing color nor falling off 

 until new ones are formed. The tree is hardy, free from 

 disease, and if planted in a generous soil will reach a height 

 of twenty to twenty-five feet in ten years. Two rows of 

 trees, ten feet apart, and twenty feet apart in the rows, 

 planted alternately, will, in a few years, form a dense wind- 

 break, and present a line of beauty pleasing to behold. 



The only objection to this tree is its disposition to send 

 up sprouts and suckers from the roots. It is a shallow- 

 rooted tree, that is, the feeding roots run near the surface 

 of the soil, consequently it would not be advisable to plant 

 anywhere in the vicinity of an orange tree. 



Again we say, plant timber belts around your orange 

 grove. If this one important feature is neglected, you will, 

 in all probability, have cause for regret in the future. 



ORANGE INSECTS. 



Since the foregoing pages were written, Mr. Wm. !! 

 Ashraead, Entomologist to the Florida Fruit-Growers' As- 

 sociation, has issued a very comprehensive and illustrated 

 work on the injurious and beneficial insects found on the 

 orange trees of Florida. 



This work supplies a long-felt want, and will be of 

 vast importance to the orange interests of the State. Every 

 one owning an orange grove, or who contemplates the same, 

 who desires to study the history, habits, and modus oper- 

 andi of the insects, should be supplied with this valuable 

 book. 



